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Chiesa di San Biagio
This 14th-century church is one of Bellinzona’s most evocative with its original frescos of the medieval Lombard-Siena school.
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Kunsthalle Zürich
Upstairs from the Migros Museum , the ‘Art Hall’ features changing exhibitions of contemporary art, spread over two floors.
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Landsgemeindeplatz
This popular waterfront square houses an aviary of exotic birds, including kookaburras, snowy owls and a family of scarlet ibis.
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Museum
The museum next door to Kloster St Johann takes you through part of the monastery complex, with Carolingian art and other relics.
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Piazza Collegiata
This cobblestone square is framed by graceful 18th-century patrician houses, many with decorative wrought-iron balconies.
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Bern Show
Beside the Bärenpark tourist office, this 20-minute multimedia show (available in five languages) traces Bern’s history.
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Chiesa di San Rocco
This ochre-hued church is noteworthy for its huge fresco of St Christopher and a smaller one of the Virgin Mary and Christ.
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Museo Cantonale d’Arte
This regional art gallery celebrates the work of modern artists (mostly 19th- and 20th-century masters) from the region.
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Baseltor
Just east of the cathedral, this is Solothurns most attractive city gate. Nearby, the city’s former bastion makes a decent picnic spot.
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Prison Tower
Heading uphill along Rue du Château, walk through the medieval city gate to view the Tour des Prisons. Scale it for lake and Alpine views.
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Escaliers du Marché
This timber-canopied staircase with tiled roof hikes up the hill from Place de la Palud to Rue Pierre Viret and beyond to the cathedral.
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Swissminiatur
A Swissminiatur you’ll find 1:25 scale models of more than 120 national attractions. It’s the quick way to see Switzerland in a day.
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Zoo Dolder
Zoo Dolder , up on the Zürichberg, has an expansive location, 1800 animals and a recreated rainforest. Take tram 6 to Zoo station.
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BSí
Designed by contemporary architect Mario Botta, this is a series of interconnected monoliths formerly known as the Banca del Gottardo.
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Tour de Réfous
The 44m-tall Tour de Réfous is the oldest part of the 13th- to 18th-century hilltop complex. The walls at its sturdy base are 4.5m thick.
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Thun Panorama
The early 19th-century Thun Panorama, one of the world’s oldest panoramic paintings, was closed for restoration at the time of research.
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Chiesa Collegiata dei SS Pietro e Stefano
Light streams through the rose window above the portal in this Renaissance church, lavishly adorned with frescos and baroque stucco.
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Jardin des Cinq Sens
This restored medieval vegetable garden in the lakeside village of Yvoire, 27km across the border from Geneva in France, is a sweet treat.
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Cherry Building
A Mario Botta creation, this pink brick office block is known to locals as the Cherry Building because of the cherry tree planted on the roof.
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Maison du Bretzel
There is no finer street food than a salt-studded pretzel filled with whatever you fancy from this takeaway kiosk on Genevas main shopping street.
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